preposterousness

/pɹɪˈpɑstɝəsnəs/ noun

The quality of being preposterous.

Word Origin From Latin prae- 'before' and posterus 'coming after' — so preposterous is literally 'before-after,' the wrong order, absurd. Add '-ness' to make it a noun: the quality of being absurdly reversed. The same roots give us prefix (fixed before), posterior (coming after), and posthumous (after burial). The word is a great example of how a simple reversal can mean something ridiculous.

noun The quality of being preposterous. countable

The preposterousness of his claim was immediately apparent to everyone in the room.

(名词) 荒谬;荒唐;荒诞;荒谬性

他声称的荒谬性对房间里的每个人来说都显而易见。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser absurdo.

Lo absurdo de su afirmación fue inmediatamente evidente para todos en la sala.

(nom) absurdité; ridicule; extravagance; déraison; incohérence [Caractère de ce qui est absurde, déraisonnable ou extravagant.]

L'absurdité de son affirmation a été immédiatement évidente pour tous les présents dans la salle.

(Substantiv) Absurdität; Unsinnigkeit; Widersinnigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, völlig absurd, unvernünftig oder widersinnig zu sein; das Maß, in dem etwas als lächerlich oder unglaubwürdig empfunden wird.]

Die **preposterousness** seiner Behauptung war allen im Raum sofort klar.

(名詞) ばかげていること。理不尽で非常識な性質。

彼の主張のばかばかしさは、部屋にいた全員にすぐに明らかだった。

(substantivo) absurdez; despropósito; ridicularia [A qualidade de ser absurdo.]

O absurdo de sua afirmação foi imediatamente evidente para todos na sala.

Word parts: pre + poster + ous + ness

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